Bethany House of Hospitality Gratitude Report October 2022 – October 2023 Walking Together, Building a Brighter Future

The Bethany House Community Over the past year Bethany House has been home to 23 women with 11 children. Two babies were born to moms living at Bethany House. Having as many as eight children in the house at once brought new challenges and many blessings. The women are supported by a dedicated staff of 7 generous and compassionate women. Two new staff members have joined us; both are first generation immigrants. There are three sisters all from different congregations. We are fortunate to have staff members with personal experience—2 are immigrants 2 are daughters of immigrants and 2 have lived and ministered for extended periods in Latin America. This fall semester we also have interns and students from Catholic Theological Union DePaul Northwestern Northeastern and Dominican Universities as well as 4 novices and an abundance of generous weekly and occasional volunteers. We are also grateful to have a Comboni Missionary sister from Eritrea who is studying at Catholic Theological Union as a member of the Bethany House community. Beyond Bethany During this past year thanks to a significant donation from the Hilton Fund for Sisters we were able to begin the Beyond Bethany program. As the number of women moving on from Bethany House grew over these five years so did the number of calls from former participants with questions or concerns about housing medical economic or other issues. Continuing our mission to support women as they journey to independence we have hired a part-time staff member (beloved former director Darlene Gramigna) to offer follow-up case management support as women leave Bethany House to move out on their own. She helps them search for apartments and make connections. We have even been able to subsidize rent for the first few months as they build their credit or offer an opportunity to continue community college or career development education. (Phlebotomy courses were quite popular during Covid!) Beyond Bethany has accompanied 26 women in various ways over this past year. For the past year culminating with a summer working full time at Bethany House we had a doctoral student from St. Catherine University (St. Paul MN) researching and developing a mentoring program for BHH volunteers. In July we had our first training for mentors who will accompany women one-to-one as they continue their journey. One of our new mentors is a retired nurse and is now accompanying a former Bethany House participant who is a new mom. The relationship is a blessing to both of them! We are planning another training in December if you would like to join this wonderful group. (Contact Kathlyn at 773-633-2018.) COUNTRIES REPRESENTED BY PARTICIPANTS AND STAFF

Message from Board President Dear Friends and supporters of Bethany House of Hospitality As this 2022 Gratitude Report is being published near Thanksgiving my reflection on the past five years is truly imbued with thoughts of gratitude. We so often hear that when we give to others we gain so much more from them than we give. How true that is of my experience at Bethany House. One of my favorite Irish poets John O’Donohue writes in his most well-known book Anam Cara: There is a lovely idea in the Celtic tradition that if you send out goodness from yourself or if you share that which is happy or good within you it will all come back to you multiplied ten thousand times. In the kingdom of love there is no competition there is no possessiveness or control. The more love you give away the more love you will have. David Whyte another favorite writer of mine tells us that “Gratitude arises from paying attention from being awake in the presence of everything that lives within and without us.” As this fifth year comes to an end I count among my blessings the staff all of the women and children and all the volunteers who make Bethany House truly a home I am grateful. In the early years of this program I was able to spend a good amount of time with the young women who were in residence. Through that experience I have gained several wonderful young friends. As I write this I am just coming from a visit with one of them who is expecting her first baby in December. For that too I give thanks. Thank you to each and every one of you who are reading this report for you have probably been an important part of our work here. And if you are learning about Bethany House through this report I welcome you to our community of gratitude! Gratefully Patricia Crowley OSB President Bethany House of Hospitality Board of Directors Since I moved in I have had the opportunity to feel at home. They treat everyone with love and respect. It is really a great privilege and a blessing to be a part of the Bethany House family. G., Sierra Leone Watch for testimonials from Bethany House women

Events in Immigration during the year The Migrant Protection Protocols better known as the “Remain in Mexico” program was ended by the Biden administration in February 2021 reinstated by court decisions in December 2021 and ended again after a Supreme Court decision in June 2022. We have two women at Bethany House that came into the country when it was finally “their turn.” They both spent almost two years waiting in Mexico were kidnapped by cartels who demanded ransom from their families and finally were allowed into the country. Busloads of immigrants sent from Texas began arriving in New York and Washington DC in August 2021. By late August Chicago was added as a destination city. By late October Chicago had welcomed more than 3600 people. But they were being sent to Chicago in smaller numbers perhaps and with less media fanfare even earlier. Since that time Bethany House has had a full house—and more children than ever before at any one time. In November 2022 a federal judge struck down the controversial Title 42 immigration policy that has been used since March 2020 to expel hundreds of thousands of immigrants seeking asylum at the southern border in the name of public health concerns. The judge granted the Biden administration a five-week stay to develop alternate policies and the capacity to process those entering the country. That means that new policies should go into effect on December 21, 2022. We are waiting to see what effects that will have on our ministry at Bethany House. But with the house full now we are unable to welcome more women into our program. We are working closely with other agencies and church groups who are trying to respond to the great need for long-term housing and services. 0 5 10 15 20 25 Oct-21 Nov-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 Jul-22 Aug-22 Sep-22 Oct-22 Bethany House Census, Oct 2021 - Sept 2022 women children

Message from the Executive Director “The truth is hope isn’t a promise we give. It’s a promise we live. There is always light if only we’re brave enough to see it if only we’re brave enough to be it.” Amanda Gorman You may have heard of the busloads of immigrants arriving in Chicago. They were actually arriving—with less media fanfare and in smaller groups initially—since last spring. They arrived at the bus station or at churches unannounced with nowhere to go. We have had a full house at Bethany since then—and many more children in the house than any time before. It’s been a challenge—but also a privilege to witness the gift of life and energy they bring as well as the collaboration and mutual support of the women, especially the mothers. Despite language and cultural differences, international cooperation flourishes at Bethany House! The women cook together and share childcare responsibilities. They support one another when someone gets difficult news from back home or when family members are trying to cross the border to be reunited. Pope Francis wrote in his book, Let Us Dream: The Path to a Better Future, that “You have to go to the edges of existence if you want to see the world as it is. I've always thought that the world looks clearer from the periphery….You have to make for the margins to find a new future….because they [are] also places of possibility.” Bethany House is indeed one of those peripheral places of possibility. The promise and possibilities here are endless, thanks to all of you who support Bethany House with your time, talent and treasure. Grateful for the hope you share each and every day, Kathlyn Mulcahy OP Executive Director, Bethany House of Hospitality Since I moved in I have had the opportunity to study and to care for my baby and learn many things. Study is something that since childhood I wanted to do and now, when I leave the house to go to school, I am very happy for this opportunity that my parents could not give me because of the lack of opportunities in my country and the extreme poverty that held us bound. T., Guatemala

DREAMS FULFILLED AND NEW BEGINNINGS If there is one word that sums up Bethany House for me it is comienzo (beginning). For me Bethany House is a place of beginnings, where we are given opportunities. It is in our hands to improve and seek what we desire for our future in this new country that opens its doors to us and tells us without words that we can achieve what we propose if only we trust in reaching the best goals. W., El Salvador Graduations from GED program, High School, and College First day of kindergarten New life…new beginnings

We could not offer the welcoming hospitality and multiple services to the many women and children who have come to Bethany House without the dedicated and creative service of many volunteers and interns. Truly it takes a community to make Bethany House a home! Partnerships October 2021 – October 2022 DePaul University Steans Center for Community-based Service Learning – occupational therapy graduate students, website development team Family Focus – early childhood education/daycare All for Art – painting classes Internships – Catholic Theological Union, Loyola University, University of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University, DePaul University, Dominican University, St. Catherine University (St. Paul, MN) Novices – Society of the Sacred Heart, Dominican Sisters (Peace and Sinsinawa), Congregation of St. Joseph (Orange), Franciscan Sisters of Allegany In addition, Bethany House has been blessed with the service of more than 60 volunteers who provided hundreds of hours of service. 65 new donors joined the community of Bethany House supporters in this past year, making for a total of more than 250 distinct donors during 2022. From the time I arrived at Bethany House, I have had the opportunity to receive much help at Bethany, from clothing to a room and the opportunity to continue my studies and learn English. I cannot find words for all that Bethany House does for us; they have made me feel safe and have let me know that no matter who I am or what has happened, I am someone and I can continue to dream. W., El Salvador

WHERE ARE THEY FROM? Over the past year Bethany House has been home to women from o Democratic Republic of the Congo o Nigeria o Sierra Leone o Rwanda o Pakistan o Afghanistan o El Salvador o Guatemala o Honduras o Mexico o Venezuela 0 5 10 15 20 25 BHH Participants by Country 2017-2022 Women Children To summarize Bethany House in a word, it is the Garden of Eden. To this day, both my baby and I have lacked for nothing. They are always attentive, if we are sick or when we need something special. Many thanks to all the people who make it possible for Bethany House to continue. I am very grateful with all my heart for all who continue to support us. T., Guatemala

SUSTAINING CONGREGATIONS Benedictine Sisters of Chicago Congregation of St. Joseph Dominican Sisters of Springfield IL Dominicans of Sinsinawa Felician Sisters of North America Franciscan Sisters of Chicago Franciscan Sisters of Joliet Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart Hospital Sisters of St. Francis Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit Order of Carmelites Scalabrini Fathers and Brothers Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sisters of St. Francis of the Immaculate Conception Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth Sisters of the Living Word Sisters of the Resurrection Wheaton Franciscans Bethany House is one of the opportunities in life. I was waiting for 7 years for my asylum court hearing. This house was the support that every person needs. Here I have the opportunity to study, prepare my asylum case, and, most important, help my two sons who have autism…. Bethany House prepares us for life. This house opened the door for me to a wonderful life. A., Honduras Staff - Salary, benefits 68% Housing: rent/utilities 5% Management /general 7% Fundraising expenses 2% Supplies & Food 6% Participant Expenses 12% EXPENSES 2021

SUPPORTING CONGREGATIONS Adorers of the Blood of Christ Adrian Dominican Sisters Benedictine Sisters of St. Mary Monastery Benedictine Sisters of the Sacred Heart Cabrini Sisters Generalate Cenacle Sisters Christian Brothers Claretian Missionaries Clerics of St. Viator Congregation of Divine Providence Congregation of Notre Dame Daughters of Charity Franciscan Sisters of Mary Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration Franciscan Sisters Peoria Monastery of the Visitation Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters Salvatorians Western Region Scalabrini Fathers and Brothers School Sisters of St. Francis Servants of Mary (Servite Sisters) Sisters of Christian Charity Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sisters of Providence of St. Mary of the Woods Sisters of St. Casimir Sisters of St. Francis Dubuque Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondolet Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis Society of the Divine Word Society of the Sacred Heart St. Procopius Abbey Ursuline Sisters Individuals 5% Foundation grants 56% Religious Orders 27% Churches/other organizations 3% Fundraising event 3% In-kind contributions 6% INCOME/ CONTRIBUTIONS 2021 IRS form 990 for 2021 is available here

$25 provides a weekly bus pass for trips to/from school and work $50 provides cell phone service to a participant for 1 month so she can call family $90/day provides housing, staff and all services for 1 participant $150 provides welcome items and new clothing and shoes for a new participant just arriving from the shelter or from the border $250 provides a newly arriving mother and child with new clothes and a cell phone to call family $500 covers the weekly grocery bill for Bethany House $600 provides a participant with cell phone service for a year so she can communicate with family $725 provides all of a participant’s expenses for one month (food clothing transportation education phone) $2000 provides tuition and books for one semester of college classes $2600/month covers participant expenses (food, clothing, travel, phone, monthly allowance) for the entire Bethany House community - 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,400,000 1,600,000 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Total Income and Expenses, Year to Year EXPENSES INCOME

Profound gratitude to our DONORS who make Bethany House possible! INDIVIDUALS Catherine Adelman Areeba Afzal Laura Alexander Daniel Asselstine Bernard Barc Damian Barta and Barbara Mott Camille Basak Patricia Bergen CSJ Jill and Bill Bergne Mary Bernstein RSCJ Cheryl and Bill Blum Andrea Bonefas Judy Borchers Diane Boutet OP and Sister Jean OP Kathy Brady-Murfin Michele Brennan John Bromberek Corey Brost CSV Lana Brozik Susan Bruno OSF Joel Brunt M.D. Gloria Callaci and Lawrence Suffredin Rama Canney Cathleen Caron Rayo Castillo SH Jeannine Chivatero Thom and Jean Clark Sr. Benita Coffey Rosemary Collins Patricia Cowhey Barbe Creagh Patricia and Paul Crowley Rita Crowley Lara Crowley Patricia Crowley OSB Dan and Sheila Crowley Sullivan Mary Grace Crowley-Koch Janet Cudahy Kevin Culum and Laura Bauhof Mary and David DeMars Tammy Townsend Denny and Timothy Denny Kathleen Desautels SP Janet and Norman Dick Nancy Dingess Leonor Dominguez Jackie Dupon Mary Ellen Durbin Catherine Elliott Burgeson Georgianne Ellis Margaret Evans and Peter Lazare Ruth Fast Catherine Fedewa CSFN Casey Finn Ann Flanagan and Timothy Hadfield Laura Fletcher Janice Flynn Barbara Flynn Currie Richard Fortmann and Anne Crowley Margaret and Joseph Fougerousse Caryn & Jerrold Fox Jay Fox Sean Fox OSM Ana Fuentes Palmisano Christine Fuller OSF Sister Debrah Funfsinn OSF Helen Gabel Sister Mary Ellen Gemmel CSFN Maureen and Martin Geraghty Margaret Geraghty BVM Monica Getzendanner Aisha Ghori Ellen Gorney Br. Michael Gosch CSV Darlene Gramigna Peter and Meg Griffin Rosemary Griggs Mary & Patrick Guinane Lew Harding Debra Harvey Mohammad Hasan Yasmin Hasan Carol F. Hayes Mary Jo & Stephen Hazard Jane Hennessey Beatrice Hernandez Cecilia Hoang and Long Quach Laura Hoover Daniel Hougen Quang Huynh and Hoa H. Tran Seema Imam Diane Sue Imhoff Chris Inserra and Craig Moussin Michael Iozzo Sandra Johnson Mary Ann and Richard Johnston Clare and Keith Kalemba Kathleen Kasprowicz Niagara Foundation Uzma Kazmi Mary Jo Keane BVM Juanita Kendall Mohammed Khan Rita Killean Hannah and James Klinnert Sowa Jennifer Kolber Bryan and Tara Kono Mary Ann and Gary Kono Rebecca Kreidler Daniel Kunnert Nancy and Richard Kunnert Raymond Kuper Dr Joan Lakebrink Elizabeth and Charles Laliberte Leora Linnenkugel OLVM Lisa Linsky Judy and Ed Logue Chetan Malavia Graciela Maldonado Harriet Malinowski Kathleen Marshall Joan Martellotto Sister Jean Matijosaitis OP Charlaine McAnany Sheila McCann Marilyn McCarty-Fulton Mary McCauley BVM M. Colleen McGinnity BVM Mary McGovern Marian McGowan Carole and John McMahon Danial Mohiuddin Gladis Molina Cecilia Monteverde Mary & Jim Morstadt Mary Roman and Judith Moskus Marilyn Mulcahy Sister Kathleen Mullin BVM Bianca Munguia Kathlyn Myers Mary Ann Naas Linda and Ron Nagel Sue Neu Marilyn Neuman Joseph Noonan Maria and Michael Ochs Mary Agnes O'Connor BVM Jan O'Halloran Rev Robert Oldershaw Katheen Osberger Cathy Ostendorf Dorothy Pagosa SSJ-TOSF John C. and Carolyn Noonan Parmer Foundation

Frances & John Pelrine JoAnn Persch Virginia Piecuch Michelle Pitre Sarah Qureshi Emily and John Rademacher Frank Ramirez Daniel Raven Renate Reichs Kathleen and William Riordan Mary Rittmann Vicki and Allan Rodrigues Robert Rognstad Joanne Rooney Michael Roth Margaret Rudnik Louis Rundio and Ann M. Rundio Sherri Sadler Maria Isabel Salazar Patrick and Lindy Salvi Beth Saner FSPA Julie Scheib-Feeley and David Feeley Helen Scheller Margaret Schneider Louise Schrank Clarita Schumacher OSF John Schumacher and Judy MacPherson Schumacher Joyce Shanabarger OSF Maureen Sheehy Joelle Soefker Birdie Soti Margo St. Julien Susan Stec Jayne Steffens Kathleen and Ralph Stephens Linda Stratton Marta and Hassan Sayeed Joanne Sylvester and Larry Dieckmann Julie Tanner Joyce Urba and David Kinsella Val Valsan Teresa VanSickle Sylvia Wehlisch Yvonne Weidner OSF Michele Wheeler Mary Wisniewski Nancy Woulfe Naazish YarKhan Dolores Zemont OSF CHURCHES AND ORGANIZATIONS All for Art Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Anonymous Betsy's Blankets Helen Brach Foundation Mary Aphonse Bradley Fund Computer Bank Conrad N. Hilton Fund for Sisters Pat and Patty Crowley Fund at the Chicago Community Foundation Franciscan Foundation GiveNKind Half the Sky Study Group Elmhurst Imani Pearls Community Development Foundation Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, JPIC Kirkland & Ellis LLP League of Women Voters of Palatine Muslim Community Center Muslim Women's Alliance Network for Good Project IRENE St. Dominic Villa Divine Mercy Parish Hyde Park University Bible Fellowship Queen of All Saints Basilica Second Unitarian Church of Chicago St. Luke's Episcopal Church St. Nicholas Parish University Bible Fellowship-U of C Wellington Avenue United Church of Christ RELIGIOUS CONGREGATIONS and ORDERS Adrian Dominican Sisters Benedictine Sisters of Chicago Benedictine Sisters of the Sacred Heart Clerics of St. Viator Congregation de Notre Dame Congregation of St. Joseph Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters of Springfield Duchesne Fund for Ministry Committee Felician Sisters of North America Franciscan Sisters of Chicago Franciscan Sisters of Joliet Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart Hospital Sisters of St. Francis Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit Order of Carmelites Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters Servants of Mary (Servites) Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary of the Woods Sisters of St. Benedict Rock Island Sisters of St. Casimir Sisters of St. Francis Dubuque IA Sisters of St. Francis of the Immaculate Conception Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis Sisters of the Cenacle Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth Sisters of the Living Word Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sisters of the Resurrection Society of the Divine Word Society of the Sacred Heart St. Procopius Abbey Western Region Salvatorians Wheaton Franciscans To summarize Bethany House in one word I would say unidas (united). The women here like to share together. S., Dominican Republic

Thank you to the Board members and staff of Bethany House of Hospitality who have given their time, expertise, guidance and LOVE to grow Bethany House from an idea to a living reality. BOARD PRESIDENT: Patricia Crowley, OSB BOARD VICE-PRESIDENT: Margaret Geraghty, BVM SECRETARY: Catherine Fedewa, CSFN TREASURER: Dorothy Pagosa, SSJ-TOSF BOARD MEMBERS Patricia Bergen, CSJ Leora Linnenkugel OLVM Joyce Shanabarger, OSF Evelyn Varboncoeur, SSCM Dolores Zemont, OSF Staff Kathlyn Mulcahy OP Stella Akello RFC Julieta Bolivar Darlene Gramigna Anne Jaeger SSCM Estefania Navarrete Maria Isabel Salazar